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Southall’s Grand Union Canal gets Earth Day clean-up
To mark Earth Day on Tuesday (22 April 2025), staff from the West London NHS Trust, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Ealing Council came together for a litter pick along the Grand Union Canal in Southall. The event reflected this year’s Earth Day theme, “our power, our planet”...
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Green Light for 126-bedroom Hotel in Northolt
Scheme would see the renovation of historic White Hart pub


Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Southall
Body found at flat in The Green Quarter

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in Southall home
A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 60s was found dead at a home in Southall. Metropolitan Police were called to Samara Drive in The Green Quarter just before 11am on Wednesday (23 April 2025), after the London Ambulance Service raised concerns about the wel...

Retailers Urged to Prepare for Disposable Vape Ban
Ealing Council warns non-compliance could lead to court action

Oliver Bonas Returns to Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre
Celebrations planned to launch new store
Final phase of Friary Park regeneration gets green light from Ealing Council
Ealing Council has granted planning permission to housing association giant Peabody and developer Mount Anvil for the third and final phase of the Friary Park estate regeneration in Acton. The approved phase follows the delivery of 135 affordable homes in the first phase – 85 of which were allocat...
Ealing Council urges retailers to prepare for disposable vape ban
Ealing Council is urging retailers across the borough to prepare for a nationwide ban on disposable vapes which comes into force on 1 June 2025. Businesses that fail to comply could face unlimited fines, up to two years in prison, or both. The ban will make it illegal to sell or possess disposable, ...
Ealing teens lead English language support for parents in the borough
A group of Ealing Young Champions from the Young Ealing Foundation are launching a project to support parents who speak English as a second language. The free Find Your Voice initiative will run over three sessions on 26 April, 3 May and 10 May 2025 from 4pm to 6pm at the Young Ealing Foundation off...
Oliver Bonas returns to Ealing with new store at Ealing Broadway shopping centre
British lifestyle brand Oliver Bonas is making a stylish return to Ealing, with the grand opening of its new store at Ealing Broadway shopping centre set for Saturday (26 April 2025). The new location, which takes over the former Miniso unit, marks a major expansion for the brand. The store is signi...

Ealing Traffic Wardens Protest at the Houses of Parliament
Union lodges letter of complaint against two local MPs


Doctor Died After Being Hit by Van at Clayponds Hospital
Court hears allegation that delivery driver failed to check blind spot


Woman Gets Big Rent Increase after Complaining About Housing
Council denies personal vendetta and says letter sent in error

Ealing Young Champions bring generation together for community event
A group of Ealing Young Champions from the Young Ealing Foundation are encouraging people of all ages to join them for a free fun day this Saturday (26 April 2025) from 12pm-3pm at Dean Gardens in West Ealing. Billing themselves as ‘Generations United’, the group describes the event as “a spec...

Ealing Hospital Appeals for Return of Walking Aids
Trust spends £40,000 a year on replacements


Saving a Century: Pevsner, Conservation and the Victorians
Susie Harries to give lecture for The Arts Society Ealing

Abandoned cars pile up in Ealing as outer boroughs feel the strain
Ealing has emerged as one of the London boroughs most affected by vehicle abandonment, according to new data obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. During 2024, Ealing recorded 2,009 reports of abandoned cars, the second highest figure in London – highlighting a trend that appear...
Ealing patients urged to return unneeded NHS walking aids
Patients in Ealing are being urged to return walking aids they no longer need, as the local NHS trust says it’s spending £40,000 a year replacing crutches, frames and sticks that could have been reused. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust – which runs Ealing, Central Middlesex and...
Planning application to convert Ealing Broadway shopping centre offices into 148 rental homes
A planning application has been submitted to Ealing Council to transform three office floors above Ealing Broadway shopping centre into 148 private rental homes. The proposal, from W5 2025 Limited, sets out plans to redevelop International House at 7 High Street, Ealing W5 5DB into 148 apartments ...
Ealing traffic wardens take dispute with Ealing Council to Westminster
Traffic wardens from Ealing are set to protest outside Parliament on Wednesday (23 April 2025) as tensions mount in a long-running dispute over union recognition and the treatment of workers employed by Ealing Council-owned Greener Ealing Ltd. The protest, organised by Unite, will take place from 10...